There is a scene in “Mon Oncle,” a 1958 comedy directed by French filmmaker Jacques Tati, where Monsieur Hulot, a Buster Keaton-like character played by Tati himself, visits his nephew at the ...

This was Jacques Tati in 1973, in a scene from his final film, Parade, an homage to the circus and music-hall traditions that had nourished him. It was the only time this particular routine, which he ...

“To please everyone,” according to France’s most singular comic film star, “you need a good story.”This explains why Jacques Tati never did and never will please everyone. He left ...

Magnificent Tati. 6/28/2024 | 59m 35s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Follow filmmaker Jacques Tati’s journey to the heights of cinema history. Filmmaker Jacques Tati bet all he had on his ...

Jacques Tati at SBS On Demand Classic films from the French comic trailblazer ... M. Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle, Trafic, as well as his 1974 made-for-TV film Parade ...

Through his bumbling alter-ego Monsieur Hulot, the French director Jacques Tati struck the perfect balance of unadulterated whimsy and deft social satire. Hulot lumbered through four of Tati’s ...

A scene from Jacques Tati's Playtime ( The Criterion Collection ) The Criterion Collection recently released the handsome 12-disc Complete Jacques Tati set ($124.95), a celebratory occasion for ...